Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast, Ghana

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  • A man from the #1 Asafo company holds up a ceremonial rifle during a parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young man holds up a vintage pistol prior to the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A traditional queen sits in a palaquin carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Residents watch from their windows during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A woman stands in a top-floor window while filming the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Residents watch from second-floor balconies during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Chief Nana Kwamena Nyimfa sits in a palaquin carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A traditional chief is carried in a palanquin by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Chief Nana Kojo Abaka IV sits in a palanquin carrried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • One of four porters carrying a palanquin occupied by a traditional chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Residents watch from balconies during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • King Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, from the nearby town of Elmina, stands in a palanquin carried by supporters during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Residents watch from their windows during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Residents watch from balconies during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A man holds up a video camera to film a man on stilts walking down the street during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young man with a teddy bear on top of his head dances to the music of loud speakers mounted on a moving trailer to amuse the crowd during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Members of the #1 Asafo company wait for their chief to leave after listening to official speeches during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A traditional chief is carried in a palanquin by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The flag-bearer of the #4 Asafo company swings his flag around while his companions play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A group of people from the #2 Asafo company walk down a street as they prepare to take part in the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Men play brass instruments during the the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Members of the #2 Asafo company dance as they follow their chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A man wearing the uniform of the #2 Asafo company stands among his peers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A boy holding the flag representing the #3 Asafo company dances on the street during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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  • A boy holds up a wooden carving of a lion, emblem of the #4 Asafo company duing the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Chief Nana Kwamena Nyimfa sits in a palaquin carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Chief Nana Kwamena Nyimfa salutes the crowd during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A man holds a staff adorned with a golden porcupine during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Chief Nana Kweku Ennu III sits in a palaquin carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Men from the #4 Asafo company play drums while following their chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A boy leans against the fortified wall of Cape Coast castle in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008. The fort was used during the slave trade as one of several exit points for slaves leaving Africa for the New World.
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  • Young men sit on fishing boats as they relax on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Children and young men gather around a man who plays card tricks during annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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  • Children and young men place bets as they try to guess which face a die will land on during annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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  • Children and young men place bets as they try to guess which face a die will land on during annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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  • Children and young men place bets as they try to guess which face a die will land on during annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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  • A police officer watches over the crowd during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Police officers watch over the crowd during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A traditional Fante chief speaks on his cell phone as he sits alongside other chiefs during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Chief Nana Kojo Abaka IV sits among other chiefs during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Chief Nana Kojo Abaka IV (right) sits among other chiefs during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young boy holds a ceremonial sword painted to look like gold during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • An old woman sits among chiefs the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A man holds a golden staff shaped as a hand with a pointed index finger as he sits among traditional chiefs during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A man holds a golden staff shaped as a crab during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A television cameraman films from an elevated platform during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Beat up speakers blare speeches and music during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Beat up speakers blare speeches and music during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A group of men play drums during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A girl carries a box filled with fried balls of dough she tries to sell as snacks during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • People walk along a street at sunset as they depart the fair grounds after a day of festivities during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The sun is reflected in the windows of a building in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Young men sing on stage during a music performance on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A reveler records a musical performance on his cell phone during a show held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A girl sells candy on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008.
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  • A group of young men hang out near Cape Coast castle, in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008. The fort was used during the slave trade as one of several exit points for slaves leaving Africa for the New World.
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  • Boys and young men play on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008.
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  • Boys and young men play on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008.
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  • Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah takes pictures of his girlfriend Doris Morrison Amankwaa on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008. The couple was visiting to attend the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, held annually in the coastal town.
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  • Doris Morrison Amankwaa takes pictures of her boyfriend Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008. The couple was visiting to attend the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, held annually in the coastal town.
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  • Doris Morrison Amankwaa and her boyfriend Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah look at pictures they took of each other as they sit on a fishing boat on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008. The couple was visiting to attend the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, held annually in the coastal town.
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  • Doris Morrison Amankwaa and her boyfriend Emmanuel Kwaku Yeboah look at pictures they took of each other as they sit on a fishing boat on the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Sunday September 7, 2008. The couple was visiting to attend the Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, held annually in the coastal town.
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  • Revelers gather at a party held outside a gas station during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Friday September 5, 2008.
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  • Young women rest against a car during a party held outside a gas station during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Friday September 5, 2008.
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  • Residents watch from second-floor balconies during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Women dance during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Young men carry drums on top of their heads during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • King Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, from the nearby town of Elmina, salutes followers as he is held up above the crowd during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Men on stilts walk through the crowd during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young girl dances while sitting in a palanquin during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A young girl dances while sitting in a palanquin during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • People dance during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Porters carrying a palanquin occupied by a traditional chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Porters carrying a palanquin occupied by a traditional chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Residents watch from rooftops and balconies during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • In the shade of a large umbrella, a chief sitting on a palaquin is carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Crowds walk down the street as they follow the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A group of young men dance to the music of loud speakers mounted on a moving trailer to amuse the crowd during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Crowds walk down the street as they follow the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • Crowds of locals and visitors enjoy the beach during the the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Crowds of locals and visitors enjoy the beach during the the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Visitors hang out near Cape Coast castle in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008. The fort was used during the slave trade as one of several exit points for slaves leaving Africa for the New World.
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  • A group of people enjoy a view of the ocean in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A boy watches a crowd of people enjoy the beach in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young girl holds her spoon as she waits for her order to be ready at a small kiosk selling food during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Customers wait for their order to be ready at a small kiosk selling food during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A woman serves customers at a small kiosk selling food during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A woman serves customers at a small kiosk selling food during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A young girl waits for her order to be ready at a small kiosk selling food during the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • The carving of a parrot adorns the palanquin of a traditional chief during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • A man plays a drum that busted from the intensity of the hits during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008..
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  • A local chief and a young girl sit in a palanquin carried by followers during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • Children and young men place bets as they try to guess which face a die will land on during annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008...
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